chardk1 said...

chardk1 at 12:40 PM JST - 28th August

I think the problem is not weight or fairness to fat people or whatever, it is whether said fat person making other passengers suffer. I think the word "overweight" is misleading, we're not talking about people with BMI's of 25.5 here. I think we mean (and we've all seen) the…

Posted in Should overweight people be required to pay for an extra seat on planes? at 12:40 PM JST - 28th August
chardk1 at 12:31 PM JST - 28th August

Volunteers collect the food and give it to groups who feed the homeless.

And if there is something the Japanese are famous for, it is volunteerism, public interest work and sympathy for the marginalized members of their society.

Posted in The agriculture ministry estimates 22 million tons of food get thrown out by consumers, restaurants and supermarkets each year in Japan. What are your thoughts on this? at 12:31 PM JST - 28th August
chardk1 at 03:24 PM JST - 27th August

I think the point is not so much that it is insane to think Kim Jong Il might have died and was replaced by a fake, but that the "evidence" given is so laughable.

The people who say "lots of dictators use doubles" yes, to avoid assassinations and the like.…

Posted in N Korea's Kim died in 2003; replaced by lookalike, says Waseda professor at 03:24 PM JST - 27th August
chardk1 at 02:31 PM JST - 27th August

Wow! 22 million tons of food is thrown away and their are still millions starving. Youd think that with all these intelligent people/leaders in the world trying to be champions, theyd be able to come up with an idea or plan to transport a lot of this food to people…

Posted in The agriculture ministry estimates 22 million tons of food get thrown out by consumers, restaurants and supermarkets each year in Japan. What are your thoughts on this? at 02:31 PM JST - 27th August
chardk1 at 10:31 AM JST - 27th August

Unless there is more of an explanation this statistic doesn't really give you any insight. It's like saying hundreds of thousands of Japanese people die every year. Yes, AND . . .?

Posted in The agriculture ministry estimates 22 million tons of food get thrown out by consumers, restaurants and supermarkets each year in Japan. What are your thoughts on this? at 10:31 AM JST - 27th August
chardk1 at 06:52 PM JST - 26th August

What a peach, what other big-time female star can claim to do historical dramas, dramas where she plays a quirky schoolteacher, dramas where she plays a plucky OL/cop/lawyer, and also star in CM's pitching cars, a rail service, a tealike beverage, a cell phone service and cold medications? Oh that's…

Posted in Yukie Nakama to play character aged between 14 and 76 for TV drama at 06:52 PM JST - 26th August
chardk1 at 01:56 PM JST - 24th August

We can argue about who is the "true" world champion under we're blue in the face but right now the Korean team has a lot to be proud of and the Japanese team not so much. Any time you field the best team on paper and finish out of the…

Posted in South Korea wins gold in baseball at 01:56 PM JST - 24th August
chardk1 at 01:49 PM JST - 24th August

The people who say that the age limit of 16 is unfair anyway are totally missing the point. That is the thing about rules. Some are good, some are bad, but the fairest thing is for everyone to abide by them as long as the rule stands. How is fair…

Posted in IOC asks for investigation of China's gymnasts at 01:49 PM JST - 24th August
chardk1 at 04:13 AM JST - 24th August

It is a problem because even though other athletes cheat, usually the government doesn't aid and abet the cheating.

China is "outraged" that people question the authenticity of the girls' passports even though the state-run news agency has been reporting them as being 13 and 14 as recently as last…

Posted in IOC asks for investigation of China's gymnasts at 04:13 AM JST - 24th August
chardk1 at 04:07 AM JST - 24th August

Uh, but wouldn't the Korean and American officials (like Chris Hill) who have seen and talked with him over the past eight years be able to tell it's not the same guy? Just because the Japanese haven't been dealing with him on a regular basis doesn't mean NOBODY has.

Also,…

Posted in N Korea's Kim died in 2003; replaced by lookalike, says Waseda professor at 04:07 AM JST - 24th August